Swamp Culture and Hymenocallis
Kipp McMichael (Thu, 07 Apr 2016 13:39:34 PDT)

Rimmer,
I do not know the species, but my uncle once harvested a Hymenocallis native to estuaries around Mobile Bay (Alabama) for my aunt. He yanked it right out of the slough-side where it grew in 15cm of standing water. He planted it at home in a flowerbed outside the kitchen window. The plant prospered there for decades, in sandy loam, never again experiencing standing water (though Alabama's climate meant it got frequent rain).
-|<ipp

To: rdevries@comcast.net; pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
From: ds429@frontier.com
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2016 16:19:19 -0400
Subject: Re: [pbs] Swamp Culture and Hymenocallis

Dear Rimmer,

I suppose some members from the American South will respond too, but the first time I ever saw hymenocallis in the wild was in a watery swamp in Florida. Not sure which one it was.

Dell

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From: Rimmer deVries
Sent: Thursday, April 7, 2016 3:26 PM
To: Pacific Bulb Society
Subject: [pbs] Swamp Culture and Hymenocallis

I was reading an old issue of Herbertia/ Plan Life from 1981 in which TM Howard discussed growing some Hymenocallis in "swamp culture” as in totally submerged situations.
He mentioned Hymenocallis traubii and H. littoralis like being totally wet, with the water levels 2” above the top of the soil, as in pots in a tub of water
WET!
I thought a saucer below the pots was adequate but this description is much wetter.

does anyone grow Hymenocallis in pots this wet? if so which Hymenocallis like this much water?
the PBS wiki says Hymenocallis sonorensis grows at steam edges do any other of the Mexican hymenocallis like this much water or just like a good soaking weekly?

can these Hymenocallis take this much water in winter while dormant?

Rimmer

SE Michigan
Zone 6b
sleeting outside

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